scholarly journals The Impact of a Clinic Move on Vulnerable Patients with Chronic Disease: A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bazemore ◽  
P. Diller ◽  
M. Carrozza
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Vulnerable Patients ◽  
The Impact

Regional Network Analysis of Primary-Industry Truck Traffic on Public Roads in New Zealand by Using Geographic Information Systems

2003 ◽  
Vol 1819 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Regional Network ◽  
Truck Traffic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Logging Truck

Industrial forestry activities in New Zealand are now in a phase of unprecedented growth: the annual cut will double from 18 million m3 to well over 30 million m3 a year during the next 5 years. Given that most of the wood is taken from forest to mill or port by road in New Zealand, including a portion of the trip on public highways, the impacts of the doubling in logging truck traffic will be significant and severe. New Zealand’s roads have, for the most part, thin-sealed, unbound pavements. New Zealand’s second-largest industrial sector is tourism. Pavements and tourists will feel the impact of the looming increase in logging truck traffic unless steps are taken to anticipate the changes in traffic volumes and patterns. There is the complicating factor that the dairy industry too is now expanding rapidly with associated increases in raw milk tanker traffic. There is some friction between the forest industry and the dairy industry over which will be responsible for the increased strengthening, rehabilitation, and maintenance of roads. Research is under way to use regional network analysis and geographic information systems to predict the increases in heavy-truck traffic and changes in its distribution on public roads. This is the first step toward devising measures to mitigate the impacts and is a precursor to the implementation of pavement management. A unique opportunity exists in southern New Zealand: cooperation between forest operators and government agencies in the Otago and Southland region of the South Island of New Zealand on large-scale projects, providing the environment needed to examine such large, landscape-scale problems.

Using Geographic Information Systems to Analyze the Distribution and Abundance of Aedes aegypti in Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jess Joseph Wetherilt Behrens ◽  
Chester G. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Simulation Techniques ◽  
Dengue Outbreaks ◽  
Road Data ◽  
The Impact

Increasing attention is being paid to the impact of global climate change on yellow fever and dengue outbreaks. While useful, these studies neglect the role that travel may play in the distribution of Aedes aegypti, the primary vector of both viruses. Even less attention has been paid to the role travel patterns play in affecting the ecology of this vector. To help refocus the debate and illustrate how geographic information systems (GIS) can assist analysis, a global study of Ae. aegypti was digitized. Subsequently, several basic and advanced analyses of the surveys located in Africa were undertaken. Publicly available road data for the continent were included, along with recently published LandScan population data. A novel method for examining correlations within the data at various distances was developed. These correlations were then substantiated using Monte Carlo simulation techniques and found to be significant at p<0.001.

scholarly journals Analysis and Visualisation of Lake Disappearance Process in Iława Lakeland Landscape Park

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-124
Author(s):  
Weronika Cecylia Marynowska
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Attribute Data ◽  
Gis Technologies ◽  
Interactive Map

Abstract Lake disappearance as a natural stage of evolution of lakes is an extremely important issue in the landscape and ecosystem research context. Studies of the changes that occur in the lake landscape, characteristic in the northern part of Poland, are aimed at defining the cause and forecasting the results. The possibilities of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were used in this paper to analyse and visualise the process of lake disappearance in the Iława Lakeland Landscape Park. GIS technologies which primarily are used for gathering, storing, processing and presenting spatial data have been used to interpret changes in lakes coverage over a period of 100 years. The analysis were based on data bases and cartographic former maps such as hydrographic maps, attribute data and bathymetric plans. The data was gathered by transfer from different geoportals, next vectorised, and then preprocessed. Former maps were rectified. The lake disappearance process was presented in several forms: lake cards, animations and interactive map. Basing on the GIS analysis about lake disappearance in Iława Lakeland Landscape Park it was possible to state that lakes are disappearing in rate of 3.99 ha a−1.

APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF REFORMING THE HEALTHCARE OF UKRAINE AND MEDICAL SUPPORT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
O. Fedchenko ◽  
N. Lytvynenko ◽  
O. Pinchuk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Health Care Reform ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Care System

The possibilities of geographic information systems (GIS) application in the context of reforming the health care system of Ukraine and medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been studied. GIS helps to provide timely medical care in emergencies – natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, military conflicts, riots, when decisions must be rapid. GIS-analysis increases the efficiency of both routine tasks and planning at all levels of the government. The experience of using GIS at different stages of health care reform and development in the world's leading countries shows that the widespread use of geospatial technologies can significantly improve the management of data, material and human resources, understanding of factors and impacts on health care. The modern challenges require the health care system of our country and medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use advanced information technologies for the collection, management, analysis, visualization and dissemination of data that can largely provide the geographical information systems. Without GIS, it would be difficult to imagine effective work in crises, emergencies or in the context of military conflict, the successful operation of that depends on people's lives and health. The article studies the possibilities of using geographic information systems (GIS) in the context of health care reform in Ukraine. The experience of using GIS at different stages of health care reform and development in the world's leading countries shows that the widespread use of geospatial technologies can significantly improve the management of data, material and human resources, understanding of factors and impacts on health care. GIS analysis increases the efficiency of both routine tasks and planning at all levels of management. It would be difficult to imagine effective work in crises, emergencies or during military conflicts of many organizations, on the successful performance of which people's lives and health depend, without using GIS. Today's challenges require our country's healthcare system to use advanced information technology to collect, manage, analyze, visualize, and share data that geographic information systems can provide to a large extent. The article considers examples of problems and tasks that can be solved by certain GIS tools. The challenge staysin working with data that is often provided on paper or in formats that are hard to process and store. This organizational and financial problem will continue until health facilities are equipped with necessary hardware, software and staff training. Regarding data that has a spatial component, this issue can be solved with the help of server GIS and geoportal technology, which are able to organize the work with data, sharing for large number of people, data collection, and availability of geospatial services for use in any time and place. Equally promising in the field of health care is the use of GIS-analysis tools that allow to obtain the data needed to make informed decisions, forecast and plan further activities in the short and long term. Ukraine is on the way to strengthening the informatization of the health care system. GIS should play an important role in this process as the main tool for working with spatial information.

scholarly journals Education and Training in Applied Remote Sensing in Africa: The ARCSSTE-E Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 350
Author(s):  
Ganiyu Agbaje ◽  
Omowumi Alabi ◽  
Etim Offiong
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Space Applications ◽  
Science And Technology Education ◽  
The Impact

In Africa, there is growing knowledge regarding the use of data obtained by remote sensing and analysed while using Geographic Information Systems for solving myriad problems. The awareness has largely arisen through the efforts of the Programme on Space Applications (PSA) of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), and the subsequent UN resolutions for the establishment of Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education, to train scientists and researchers in different thematic areas of space, including Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems (RS/GIS). The African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (ARCSSTE-E) is one of these regional centres. The Centre has successfully trained 474 professionals from 18 countries since its inception in 1998; about 14% of these trainees have been female. This paper highlights the training programmes of ARCSSTE-E from its inception, and discusses the potential areas of improvement with a focus on the RS/GIS area. In 2019, a survey was conducted on alumni of the Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) programme of ARCSSTE-E. Based on the analysis of their responses and the progression of the PGD programme to a new Masters programme in RS/GIS at the university, there is clear evidence regarding the impact of the UNOOSA-assisted capacity building programme on the work and career of alumni, which has already produced an appreciable number of trained personnel in developing countries in Africa.

scholarly journals SUBSTANTIATION OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF APPLYING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN LANDSCAPE-ECOLOGICAL MONITORING

2020 ◽  
pp. 98-105
Author(s):  
V. Zatserkovnyi ◽  
L. Plichko ◽  
О. Prylipko ◽  
O. Nikolaienko ◽  
T. Muzhanova
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Information Gain ◽  
Ecological Monitoring ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Landscape Ecological ◽  
The Impact

Modern cities are characterized by such negative effects of civilization as urban densification, the pollution of air, water, soil, increasing noise and vibration pollution level, heat islands, the impact of magnetic, electric, ionization fields, etc. There is an unprecedented speed and scale of using various natural resources and contaminating the environment with production and consumption wastes. One of the efficient mechanisms of counteracting these negative effects is landscape-ecological monitoring (LEM) of the present urban ecological infrastructure (constructions and objects designed for protection, restoration and improvement of the natural environment) which is meant to provide the compensating resistance to the consequences of anthropogenic impact. LEM is significant when developing the evidence-based urban environmental policy and optimizing the environmental management system. Taking effective managerial decisions on the improvement of urban environmental situation requires complete and accurate information about basic natural conditions. The research focused on systematic gathering of data on an area mostly belongs to the field of landscape-ecological mapping. The authors have substantiated the necessity of using geographic information systems (GIS) in LEM and presented a model of assessing information gain which can be obtained when applying GIS in LEM. This model enables to assess the reduction of entropy (enhance information content) of LEM system by applying GIS. According to the authors' estimation, the introduction of GIS to LEM will enable to reduce entropy (uncertainty) of a system almost by half, that indicates the need of applying GIS in LEM.

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